Friday, July 15, 2016

The Lamb-like Beast of Revelation.

After our study of the last few days it's clear that history and deep study of the Bible has revealed that the Beast so far mentioned in Revelation 13 is the same Papal power we know from our study of Daniel.  The two books - Daniel and Revelation go hand in hand in prophecy.   Let's continue on in Revelation and learn more, this time about another beast. By the grace of God may we gain all the understanding He would have us know so we may be blessed and keep the things in His Revelation.

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This next excerpt is from 'Facts of Faith' By Christian Edwardson

'24. The United States In Prophecy

A Beautiful Picture WE HAVE now seen that "the first beast of Revelation 13: 1-10 represents the Papacy, and that it received its "deadly wound" in 1798, when the Papal States had been abolished, Rome declared a republic, and Pope Pius VI taken a prisoner into France where he died in "captivity," August 19, 1799.

(Revelation 13: 3, 10.) The prophet then sees "another beast coming up." Verse ll. Knowing that a "beast” in prophecy represents a "kingdom" (Daniel 7: 23) we must conclude that a new nation was to come up about 1798.

In 1754 John Wesley, in his "New Testament with Explanatory Notes," applied the beast of Revelation 13: 1-10 to the Papacy, and then wrote the following note under the eleventh verse: "Another . . . beast. . . . But he is not yet come, though he cannot be far off; for he is to appear at the end of the forty two months of the first beast. And he had two horns like a lamb-a mild, innocent appearance." - p. 427.

In locating this new nation let us notice the following points in this prophecy:

(1) When the prophet saw the papal beast go "into captivity" (Revelation 13: 10), he "beheld another beast" "like a lamb" "coming up." Verse 11.

A lamb is not full grown. This nation, therefore, would be coming up, and not be full grown in 1798, when the papal beast went into captivity.

(2) While the four beasts of Daniel 7: 3, and the first beast of Revelation 13: 1, all came up from "the sea," which in prophecy means "peoples, and multitudes" (Revelation 17: 15), the second beast of Revelation 13: 11 came "up out of the earth," indicating that, while the former kingdoms arose in countries populated with peoples and multitudes, this latter nation was to rise in new territory, not formerly occupied.

(3) The dragon of Revelation 12, and the first beast of Revelation 13, both had crowns, but this beast had none, which would indicate that it was to be a republic, having no crowned head.

(4) It would exercise its power "before" the papal beast (verse 12), showing that it is not a Catholic nation, nor counted as part of the papal confederacy, therefore it would naturally be a Protestant nation to begin with.

(5) It would be a great nation, for it was equal in power to the Papacy. Verse 12.

(6) And yet its principles were to be lamb like, mild (verse 11), or as the Danish and German have it: "Like the lamb," - Christlike. And Christ advocated two great principles: First, separation of church and state. He said: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's." Luke 20: 25. That is, keep the two separate. Second, religious liberty. He said: "If any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not." John 12:47. "Judge not, that ye be not judged!' Matthew 7: 1.

It is evident that only one nation answers to all these specifications: the United States of America. It became an independent nation in 1776, and was not full grown in 1798, having only thirteen states, compared with forty-eight now. Its peaceful growth and principles of liberty answer also to the predictions of this prophecy.

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The United States in Prophecy.  It's true, the United States is in prophecy and we need to understand this further. By the grace of God alone this will be possible!

In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, now and forever, and ever, AMEN.

******* Continuing our prophecy study--  Please GO back and READ the study from the beginning to gain full understanding of where we are if you haven't been following this study daily.  Thank you :)  God bless you! ******


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